Growth & Development: Unit 1 Ch1 & 2 Exam
Revision Questions with Correct Answers
Behaviors - Answer Individual responses or reactions to internal stimuli and external conditions.
Biology - Answer An individual's genetic makeup (those factors with which he or she is born), family
history (which may suggest risk for disease), and the physical and mental health problems acquired
during life.
Determinants of Health - Answer Genetic makeup, lifestyle behaviors, social and physical environment,
and general policies and interventions that affect the health of the population.
Health Status - Answer Details concerning illness and other factors that affect health, which are
measured by factors such as birth and death rates, life expectancy, and accessibility to health care.
Healthy People 2020 - Answer An evidence based 10 year report card describing health care
accomplishments within the United States from the years 2000 to 2010 and a prescription of what needs
to be done between now and the year 2020.
Infant Mortality Rate - Answer The number of deaths that occur before age 1 per 1000 live births.
Leading Health Indicators - Answer Selected high-priority issues within Healthy People 2020 for the
current 10-year period.
Life Expectancy - Answer The average number of years a person born in a particular year is expected to
live.
Physical Environment - Answer Things that can be seen, touched, heard, smelled, and tasted and less
tangible elements, such as radiation and ozone.
Social Environment - Answer Interactions with family, friends, coworkers, and others in the community
and social institutions, such as law enforcement, the workplace, places of worship, and schools.
, Who published Healthy People 2020? - Answer The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
What does Healthy People 2020 focus on? - Answer the larger social picture surrounding health-care
outcomes
What are the eight new topic areas in Healthy People 2020? - Answer Adolescent health including blood
disorders and safety. Early and middle childhood, genomics. Global health; health-care associated
infections. Health related quality of life, including gay, lesbian, and transgender health. Older adults,
including those with dementia. Preparedness. Sleep health. Social determinates of health.
What are the social determinants of health? - Answer education access and quality; health care access
and quality; neighborhood and built environment; social and community context; economic stability
________ and behavior are interrelated. - Answer biology
A disease affects biology, but behaviors can make a person ________. - Answer susceptible to a disease
What impacts behavior? - Answer social and physical environments
Among other factors, what can health status be measured by? - Answer birth and death rates, life
expectancy, morbidity from specific disease, access to health care, health insurance coverage
What are the leading causes of death for people younger than 1 year of age? - Answer congenital
abnormalities (disorders related to premature birth, sudden infant death syndrome, maternal pregnancy
complications, sepsis, respiratory distress)
What are the leading causes of death for people between 1-4 years of age? - Answer unintentional
injuries (birth defects, homicide, cancer)
What are the leading causes of death for people 5-14 years of age? - Answer unintentional injuries
(cancer, homicide, suicide, heart/respiratory disease)
Revision Questions with Correct Answers
Behaviors - Answer Individual responses or reactions to internal stimuli and external conditions.
Biology - Answer An individual's genetic makeup (those factors with which he or she is born), family
history (which may suggest risk for disease), and the physical and mental health problems acquired
during life.
Determinants of Health - Answer Genetic makeup, lifestyle behaviors, social and physical environment,
and general policies and interventions that affect the health of the population.
Health Status - Answer Details concerning illness and other factors that affect health, which are
measured by factors such as birth and death rates, life expectancy, and accessibility to health care.
Healthy People 2020 - Answer An evidence based 10 year report card describing health care
accomplishments within the United States from the years 2000 to 2010 and a prescription of what needs
to be done between now and the year 2020.
Infant Mortality Rate - Answer The number of deaths that occur before age 1 per 1000 live births.
Leading Health Indicators - Answer Selected high-priority issues within Healthy People 2020 for the
current 10-year period.
Life Expectancy - Answer The average number of years a person born in a particular year is expected to
live.
Physical Environment - Answer Things that can be seen, touched, heard, smelled, and tasted and less
tangible elements, such as radiation and ozone.
Social Environment - Answer Interactions with family, friends, coworkers, and others in the community
and social institutions, such as law enforcement, the workplace, places of worship, and schools.
, Who published Healthy People 2020? - Answer The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
What does Healthy People 2020 focus on? - Answer the larger social picture surrounding health-care
outcomes
What are the eight new topic areas in Healthy People 2020? - Answer Adolescent health including blood
disorders and safety. Early and middle childhood, genomics. Global health; health-care associated
infections. Health related quality of life, including gay, lesbian, and transgender health. Older adults,
including those with dementia. Preparedness. Sleep health. Social determinates of health.
What are the social determinants of health? - Answer education access and quality; health care access
and quality; neighborhood and built environment; social and community context; economic stability
________ and behavior are interrelated. - Answer biology
A disease affects biology, but behaviors can make a person ________. - Answer susceptible to a disease
What impacts behavior? - Answer social and physical environments
Among other factors, what can health status be measured by? - Answer birth and death rates, life
expectancy, morbidity from specific disease, access to health care, health insurance coverage
What are the leading causes of death for people younger than 1 year of age? - Answer congenital
abnormalities (disorders related to premature birth, sudden infant death syndrome, maternal pregnancy
complications, sepsis, respiratory distress)
What are the leading causes of death for people between 1-4 years of age? - Answer unintentional
injuries (birth defects, homicide, cancer)
What are the leading causes of death for people 5-14 years of age? - Answer unintentional injuries
(cancer, homicide, suicide, heart/respiratory disease)
